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Sunday, 28 October 2012

RP No 96 - NYW English 1st troop Horse Grenadiers

In November 1687, the Horse Grenadiers were separated from
the Horse Guards as the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Troop of Grenadiers, one for
each of the four existing troops of Horse Guards. As with the Horse Guards, the
captains commanding the troops ranked as Captain and Colonel. The 4th Troop
was disbanded in 1689, together with the Horse Guards troop it accompanied,
after the abdication of James II.

The Horse Grenadier Guards fought at the Battle of the
Boyne, under the command of Hon. George Cholmondeley, then a lieutenant-colonel
in the 1st Horse Guards. One of the Guards was reportedly the first casualty of
the battle. They then saw foreign service during the Nine Years' War, fighting
dismounted at the Battle of Steenkerque.

In 1693, the three
troops were amalgamated into one troop, and renamed the Horse Grenadier Guards,
Cholmondeley was made Captain and
Colonel. Another troop, the Scots Troop of Grenadiers, was raised in 1702 as
part of the Scottish Army, associated with the 4th or Scots Troop of Horse
Guards. These became part of the British establishment in 1709, and the Scots
grenadiers became the 2nd Troop of the Horse Grenadier Guards, the English
troop becoming 1st Troop.

The figures are from Essex and I still need to paint up the unit dismounted, just one base of 5 figures. Check out Essex minis new website, its tons better than the old one!!!

Congratulations on the 300 Ray!! If Essex really wants to improve the look of their website, they'll hire you as a staff painter. You're so much better than the people they're using now. (Fran, don't yell at me).

They must have been pretty rugged by the time they all had to be put in one troop from three. Congratulations on the milestone of 300 posts. You better try printing it up so they can't take it away. Set your printer for 4 pages a sheet double sides under printing shortcuts and preferences inside print preview and save your work that way, 8 pages per sheet of paper, it is easier on the toner and paper and is sort of readable, though quite small, yet you have it in case Blooger turns to mush on you.